adminSYDNEY. – Rising star Jordan Spieth obliterated world number one golfer Rory McIlroy by 15 strokes in his runaway Australian Open triumph, but says he is “very far away” from becoming the top-ranked player.
The 21-year-old Texan blitzed the field with a sizzling course record eight-under-par 63 to win the tournament on Sunday by six shots at 13-under 271. Defending champion McIlroy, who beat world number three Adam Scott with a birdie at the final hole last year, wrestled with the course and the windy conditions and finished joint 15th at two-over 286.
It was an amazing performance from the young American, and left McIlroy and Scott flailing in his wake.
Spieth was runner-up at the US Masters last April behind fellow American Bubba Watson, narrowly missing out on being the first Masters rookie to win since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. – AFP.
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